Quotes of the day

What pisses me off is when I've got seven or eight record...

What pisses me off is when I've got seven or eight record company fat pig men sitting there telling me what to wear.

Quote by Sinead O'Connor

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All men think that all men are mortal but themselves.

All men think that all men are mortal but themselves.

Quote by Edward Young about humans

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There's 12 million people that live in Calcutta. And...

There's 12 million people that live in Calcutta. And there's 6 million that are homeless.

Quote by Melanie Griffith about nation

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In politics... never retreat, never retract... never...

In politics... never retreat, never retract... never admit a mistake.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte about mistake, politics

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I have to be happy in the here and now because every time...

I have to be happy in the here and now because every time you start focusing on your legacy you're really setting yourself up for disappointment.

Quote by Michael Bolton about time

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Debate and divergence of views can only enrich our...

Debate and divergence of views can only enrich our history and culture.

Quote by Ibrahim Babangida about opinion, culture, history

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The sweetest joy, the wildest woe is love.

The sweetest joy, the wildest woe is love.

Quote by Pearl Bailey about joy, love

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The world's great day is growing late, Yet strange these...

The world's great day is growing late, Yet strange these fields that we have planted So long with crops of love and hate.

Quote by Edwin Muir about hate, day, world, love

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I was quite surprised how easily people wanted to...

I was quite surprised how easily people wanted to pigeonhole things I've done.

Quote by Bill Forsyth about things, nation

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There are two big categories of people that do not go to...

There are two big categories of people that do not go to the opera. Some who will never have the financial or cultural means of doing it.

Quote by Placido Domingo about nation

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A railroad station? That was sort of a primitive airport, ...

A railroad station? That was sort of a primitive airport, only you didn't have to take a cab 20 miles out of town to reach it.

Quote by Russell Baker about city

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You can fool some people all of the time, and all the...

You can fool some people all of the time, and all the people some of the time, but you can't fool Mum.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about mother, time, nation

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The first mistake of art is to assume that it's serious.

The first mistake of art is to assume that it's serious.

Quote by Lester Bangs about mistake, art

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Any truth is better than indefinite doubt.

Any truth is better than indefinite doubt.

Quote by Arthur Conan Doyle about truth, doubt

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We do not own this place, we are just passengers.

We do not own this place, we are just passengers.

Quote by Robert Redford about world

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Doing the press, it's part of my job, so I do it with a...

Doing the press, it's part of my job, so I do it with a smile on my face, but I'm not comfortable in the hot seat.

Quote by Kevin Bacon about press, smile, face

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Adversity has ever been considered the state in which a...

Adversity has ever been considered the state in which a man most easily becomes acquainted with himself.

Quote by Samuel Johnson about state, man

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I've got to have a place where I can find peace of mind.

I've got to have a place where I can find peace of mind.

Quote by Princess Diana about peace, mind

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Could we see when and where we are to meet again, we...

Could we see when and where we are to meet again, we would be more tender when we bid our friends goodbye.

Quote by Ouida about friendship

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This is Earth. Isn't it hot?

This is Earth. Isn't it hot?

Quote by Paris Hilton about earth

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He's nothing like everybody says be is-that's what...

He's nothing like everybody says be is-that's what tripped me out. He came to my party, and he was such a gentleman.

Quote by Whitney Houston about nothing

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You can't enjoy light verse with a heavy heart.

You can't enjoy light verse with a heavy heart.

Quote by Russell Baker about light, heart

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The truth is our Master, we do not Master the truth.

The truth is our Master, we do not Master the truth.

Quote by Mihai Eminescu about truth

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The thorn bush is the old obstacle in the road. It must...

The thorn bush is the old obstacle in the road. It must catch fire if you want to go further.

Quote by Franz Kafka about philosophy, fire, fire brigade, old, olderness

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Our constitution works. Our great republic is a...

Our constitution works. Our great republic is a government of laws, not of men.

Quote by Gerald R. Ford

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And all the charms of face or voice Which I in others...

And all the charms of face or voice Which I in others see, Are but the recollected choice Of what I feel for thee.

Quote by John Clare about poetry, face

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I have no consistency, except in politics; and that...

I have no consistency, except in politics; and that probably arises from my indifference to the subject altogether.

Quote by George Gordon Byron about indifference, politics

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Integrity has no need of rules.

Integrity has no need of rules.

Quote by Albert Camus about philosophy, integrity, rules, need

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I would rather five people knew my work and thought it...

I would rather five people knew my work and thought it was good work than five million knew me and were indifferent.

Quote by Colin Firth about work, thinking, good, good luck, nation

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Nothing is capable of being well set to music that is not...

Nothing is capable of being well set to music that is not nonsense.

Quote by Joseph Addison about music, nothing, being

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What I do and what I dream include thee, as the wine must...

What I do and what I dream include thee, as the wine must taste of its own grapes.

Quote by Elizabeth Barrett Browning about wine, dream

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What comes from the heart, goes to the heart.

What comes from the heart, goes to the heart.

Quote by Samuel Taylor Coleridge about heart

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May my soul bloom in love for all existence.

May my soul bloom in love for all existence.

Quote by Rudolf Steiner about soul, existence, love

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I do Skid Row every night.

I do Skid Row every night.

Quote by Sebastian Bach about night

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You won't get called to a court martial - unless it's...

You won't get called to a court martial - unless it's your day off.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about police, day

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The less you have to paint, the more paint you get on...

The less you have to paint, the more paint you get on yourself.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy

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I just wanted to do something musical. I had just left a...

I just wanted to do something musical. I had just left a band that was number one at the time on all of the charts, both albums and singles.

Quote by Randy Bachman about numbers, time

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The worst thing I can be is the same as everybody else. I...

The worst thing I can be is the same as everybody else. I hate that.

Quote by Arnold Schwarzenegger about originality, hate, things

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Beer Math: 2 beers times 37 men equals 49 cases.

Beer Math: 2 beers times 37 men equals 49 cases.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about war

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And pay no worship to the garish sun.

And pay no worship to the garish sun.

Quote by William Shakespeare about love, sun

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For pleasures past I do not grieve, nor perils gathering...

For pleasures past I do not grieve, nor perils gathering near; My greatest grief is that I leave nothing that claims a tear.

Quote by George Gordon Byron about past, nothing

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Our soulmate is the one who makes life come to life.

Our soulmate is the one who makes life come to life.

Quote by Richard Bach about immortality, life

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